Introduction
1. What is Theology?
The study of God.
1. What does the Greek word simaios mean?
Miracle or sign.
1. How is the Bible like a compass?
It directs the path of our lives.
1. In what three ways does God choose to reveal himself?
The Bible, Creation, and through Jesus Christ.
1. What question does the word authority answer?
Who is in charge
2. What happens when people don’t think well of God?
God gives them minds that don’t think well.
2. What does dualism say humans are made of?
Body & Soul.
2. On average, what percentage of US households own a Bible?
85 percent.
2. Name one of three aspects of God’s nature revealed in Scripture.
God is self-existent, spirit, and personal.
2. How many books are in the Old Testament?
39
3. What does the Hebrew word “Derek” mean?
“The way” or direction-filled life.
3. What are the two ways that atheists argue against miracles?
Materialism & Naturalism.
3. What is one of the three reasons (in the text) to be confident that the Bible is God’s Word?
Accurate in history, inspired by god, and inerrant (inspired by God).
3. What does the word holy mean?
Set apart.
3. How many of the miracle accounts in the Gospels include historical details that can be verified?
Three-fourths.
4. What does epistemology study?
What is real
4. How many people witnessed Jesus’ resurrection?
Over 500.
4. What is one of the three ways for something to count as knowledge?
You must believe it, it must be true, and it must have evidence.
4. What does it mean to say that God is eternal?
He has always existed.
4. Name one of three ways the Bible claims authority for itself.
Jesus’ assertion of authority, trust in the Bible’s authority, conferring authority on His disciples.
5. When is faith valid?
When the object is worthy.
5. What happens when we ignore evil? (be specific)
We are easily controlled by it.
5. According to the text, what belief sets Christianity apart from other religions?
That reality can be known or that it is honorable to seek the truth.
5. What does it mean to say God is transcendent?
He is independent from the universe (removed from us).
5. What three criteria were used to decide which books were accepted with the Bible?
Apostolicity, orthodoxy, and pedigree.